SD Express Card Readers?

[gudenau]

With the advent of the Switch 2 making SD Express mainstream I've been looking into getting a nicer SD card reader so I'm not limited to 480Mbps. Are there any decent SD Express/UHS/etc. SD readers I could get? It seems like you can't adapt freely from mSD express to SD express, so having the two primary SD sizes would be really nice.

Also, isn't it really neat that it's PCI-e?

 

[draftguy123]

https://shop.sandisk.com/en-us/prod...ader-sd-express-dual-card?sku=SDDR-A451-GNPNN

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-PRO-Reader-Express-Dual-Reader/dp/B0DFTWTPZ7

 

[gudenau]

https://shop.sandisk.com/en-us/prod...ader-sd-express-dual-card?sku=SDDR-A451-GNPNN

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-PRO-Reader-Express-Dual-Reader/dp/B0DFTWTPZ7

I guess the expensive options are the only real choice then.

 

[linuxares]

Its still a new format, yes. They will be expensive since it isn't yet widely adopted.

 

[BigOnYa]

Theres no reason to even have an Express card reader yet (concerning Switch2), its not like you can add homebrew or pirated games to the Switch2 Express cards anyways. It will probably be a year or more before modchips are even available for Switch2, so I'd wait till then before buying an Express card reader. They will also be cheaper by then.

 

[Ryccardo]

Its still a new format, yes. They will be expensive since it isn't yet widely adopted.

And don't bet too much on that - look at top end (or at least top price) cameras since the 2010s to see at least 4 high performance alleged successors to CompactFlash, one of which already "popularized" by the Xbox SeX, and they're not only as expensive but also as available in stores as a NOS Virtual Boy

 

[RyanTheArchivist]

Its still a new format, yes. They will be expensive since it isn't yet widely adopted.

Express was announced back in 2018 actually. It's just that it was a super niche product.

 

[linuxares]

Express was announced back in 2018 actually. It's just that it was a super niche product.

I know, so its still new since the low adoption rate.

 

[gudenau]

Theres no reason to even have an Express card reader yet (concerning Switch2), its not like you can add homebrew or pirated games to the Switch2 Express cards anyways. It will probably be a year or more before modchips are even available for Switch2, so I'd wait till then before buying an Express card reader. They will also be cheaper by then.

My reader recently died so I want to get a decent quality one.